Rent Guarantor
What is RentGuarantor.com?
We are a company that acts as a rent guarantor for tenants. This is instead of the tenant asking a family member or other individual to take on any potential heavy financial burden. There are no such awkward conversations or pushbacks with us.
Founded by an active landlord who is now also the CEO, the longer-term aim of RentGuarantor.com is to make the general rental experience better for both tenants and landlords.
Service benefits for landlords:
- A Professional Guarantor You Can Trust: Unlike personal guarantors, RentGuarantor offers offer a service and contracts underwritten by insurance - reducing risk for agents, landlords, and tenants alike.
- A Tenants Choice: Choosing to use a professional guarantor is always the applicant's decision. RentGuarantor will only work with agents who promote applicant choice.
- More Options for Tenants: Not all tenants can access a personal guarantor. A professional guarantor empowers tenants to help secure a home while ensuring financial security for landlords.
- Comprehensive Tenant Support: We engage directly with tenants, helping them navigate arrears, set up payment plans, and understand legal processes—ensuring a smooth tenancy.
- Expand Your Tenant Pool: We approve students, families on benefits, international applicants, and those with IVAs or CCJs (subject to referencing), helping you match more tenants with landlords.
- Boost Revenue With No Cost to Agents: RentGuarantor is funded by the tenant, with no cost to agents or landlords. Plus as a partner, you can earn a revenue share on every successful contract. Or
- Offer a Discount: If you'd rather not participate in the Revenue Share, we can provide you with a discount code to share with your applicants, making our service more affordable for them.
- Speed Up Lettings: Applications are processed within 24 hours, allowing you to secure tenancies faster.
- Secure Your Fees & Landlord’s Rent: With RentGuarantor, both the landlord’s rent and your agent fee are safeguarded—minimising financial risk.
- Ultimate Peace of Mind: Our service is underwritten by insurance, covering up to 12 months’ rent or £120,000 per tenancy (whichever comes first).
- Legal Support Included: We cover legal costs up to £10,000 for rent recovery and vacant possession, guaranteeing landlords stay protected.
- Reduce Rent Arrears Risk: If tenants fall behind, we step in—ensuring landlords receive their payments while working with tenants to find solutions.
- RentGuarantor Limited Est 2018: Our service has been operating since 2018 we have managed the entire process from application to arrears handling and completed thousands of contracts. Our experienced team are ready to assist you supported by advanced technology.
Agent Responsibilities:
- Provide information on the tenant requiring the guarantor.
- Secure all deposits—RentGuarantor also works with Reposit and flatfair.
- Notify our arrears team within 30 days to activate support.
- Agree with your Landlord they are happy to have the protections and security in place for the tenancy offered by accepting a Professional Guarantors such as RentGuarantor and inform your referencing provider.
- The choice to accept is ultimately the Landlord and Agents working on their behalf.
- Terms & conditions apply. Find out more at www.rentguarantor.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does a tenant apply for the RentGuarantor service?
Tenants apply via our website and follow a simple process which involves proving income. If all documents are submitted quickly, we turn around applications within 24 hours.
What is the typical cost for the tenant?
Applying is free. Typically, the final cost for the tenant is between 3 - 5 weeks rent per year for 3 years. There are options available for the tenant to pay this fee upfront or in instalments via our partners (subject to acceptance).
Offer to members
Its free to Agents. RentGuarantor is a no cost to agents or landlords. Plus as a partner, you can earn a revenue share on every successful contract, or offer a discount to your tenants.